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West Clermont Local forecasts running short in FY2029

West Clermont Local – 046359 (Clermont) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/20/2026

West Clermont Local’s own notes and assumptions for this forecast (PDF) →

Every Ohio school district files a budget forecast with the state: three years of actual figures, this year’s budget and the years ahead. On its own forecast, West Clermont Local goes below zero in FY2029 if its current levies are renewed and no new one passes.

FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026
Cash, June 30, 2026
$31.6M

3.6 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
FY2029

on its own forecast, if its levies are renewed and no new one passes

New levy in the forecast
None

it counts no levy voters have not approved

West Clermont Local Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

West Clermont Local Schools has no tax issue on this ballot, on the Ohio Secretary of State’s list of local questions and issues as of September 18, 2026.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 2 West Clermont Local Schools tax issues — 1 passed and 1 failed. Of the issues asking for new money, 1 of 2 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Clermont County →

West Clermont Local: cash, unencumbered, unreserved — four different balances

The forecast has four balance lines, and each is the one before it with something taken away or added. They are easy to mix up, and they are not the same number.

Line ActualFY2026 BudgetFY2027 ForecastFY2030
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 31,592,644 26,420,486 (17,451,969)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 2,275,257 − 1,914,440 − 1,914,440
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 29,317,387 24,506,046 (19,366,409)
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 29,317,387 24,506,046 (19,366,409)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 29,317,387 24,506,046 (19,366,409)

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For past years the state asks for no renewal or new-levy money, so the unencumbered and unreserved balances are the same; cash is larger by what is already committed and set aside. In a forecast year the unreserved balance counts any new levy as if it had passed.

West Clermont Local’s forecast, line by line

Each line as West Clermont Local filed it with the state, in the state’s own format. Tap or hover over a line to see what it means.

Forecast line and description ActualFY2024 ActualFY2025 ActualFY2026 Current year budgetFY2027 Forecast year 1FY2028 Forecast year 2FY2029 Forecast year 3FY2030
01.010 General Property Tax (Real Estate)

Property tax on land and buildings — homes, farms and businesses — from levies voters have already approved.

 53,320,453 59,414,528 57,834,909 49,179,515 52,094,267 52,499,449 52,420,536
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

Property tax on the equipment of utilities, such as power lines, pipelines and power plants.

 4,065,801 4,095,802 4,665,093 4,539,758 4,598,924 4,696,582 4,768,379
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

State aid the district may spend on anything — mostly Ohio's school funding formula.

 28,372,534 27,260,906 28,440,657 29,107,524 29,113,741 29,120,024 29,126,374
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

State aid that must be spent on set purposes, such as help for pupils from low-income families.

 2,621,556 2,270,390 1,601,974 1,273,374 1,273,374 1,273,374 1,273,374
01.050 State Reimbursement for Property Tax Credits

The part of homeowners' property tax the state pays for them: the 10% and 2.5% rollbacks and the homestead exemption.

 5,419,555 6,105,500 6,226,559 12,993,074 7,352,141 7,181,025 7,540,894
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

Everything else that comes in: fees, tuition from other districts, interest, rentals and gifts.

 6,562,479 7,809,198 7,333,151 6,725,000 6,543,750 6,312,688 6,031,814
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 100,362,378 106,956,324 106,102,343 103,818,246 100,976,196 101,083,141 101,161,371
02.050 Advances-In

Money the general fund lent to the district's other funds, coming back.

 2,107,052 165,957 75,421 182,715 100,000 100,000 100,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

One-off money, such as refunds of past spending or the sale of property.

 1,380,786 951,757 935,997 750,000 750,000 750,000 750,000
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

All of the other money coming in, lines 2.010 to 2.060, added together.

 3,487,838 1,117,714 1,011,418 932,715 850,000 850,000 850,000
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

Everything coming in for the year: revenue plus other money coming in.

 103,850,216 108,074,038 107,113,761 104,750,961 101,826,196 101,933,141 102,011,371
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 46,579,661 53,226,085 54,267,779 54,742,975 56,134,914 57,332,969 58,550,613
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

The district's share of staff pensions (STRS and SERS), health insurance, Medicare and workers' compensation.

 21,071,088 23,237,720 25,167,094 26,166,374 27,422,213 28,685,780 30,010,175
03.030 Purchased Services

Services bought from outside: utilities, repairs, contracted services and tuition paid for pupils taught elsewhere.

 21,108,204 22,139,655 21,234,340 22,858,431 23,500,354 24,160,658 24,839,877
03.040 Supplies and Materials

Textbooks, classroom supplies, fuel, food and other things the district buys.

 2,527,755 3,204,996 3,141,640 3,348,655 3,449,115 3,552,588 3,659,166
03.050 Capital Outlay

Equipment, buses and building improvements paid for from the general fund.

 18,149 54,805 189,136 134,645 25,000 25,000 25,000
04.300 Other Objects

Other costs, such as the county's fees for collecting its taxes, audits, elections, insurance and memberships.

 3,152,232 1,547,838 1,578,018 1,772,040 1,797,816 1,824,010 1,850,631
04.500 Total Expenditures

Everything the district spends in the year, lines 3.010 to 4.300, added together.

 94,457,089 103,411,099 105,578,007 109,023,120 112,329,411 115,581,005 118,935,462
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

Money moved out of the general fund to the district's other funds, such as food service or athletics.

 591,657 799,551 766,000 800,000 816,000 832,320 848,966
05.020 Advances-Out

Money the general fund lends to the district's other funds for a while.

 165,957 75,421 182,715 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 146,079 71 50 0 0 0 0
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

All of the other money going out, lines 5.010 to 5.030, added together.

 903,693 875,043 948,765 900,000 916,000 932,320 948,966
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

Everything going out for the year: spending plus other money going out.

 95,360,782 104,286,142 106,526,772 109,923,120 113,245,411 116,513,325 119,884,428
06.010 Excess Of Revenues and Other Financing Sources over (under) Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

The year's result: money in minus money out. A number in brackets means the district spent more than it took in.

 8,489,434 3,787,896 586,989 (5,172,158) (11,419,215) (14,580,184) (17,873,057)
07.010 Beginning Cash Balance July 1 - Excluding Proposed Renewal/Replacement and New Levies

Cash in the general fund on July 1, the start of the school year — last year's ending cash.

 18,728,325 27,217,759 31,005,655 31,592,644 26,420,486 15,001,271 421,087
07.020 Ending Cash Balance June 30 - Excluding Proposed Renewal/Replacement and New Levies

Cash on June 30, the end of the year: the starting cash plus the year's result, before any renewal or new levy.

 27,217,759 31,005,655 31,592,644 26,420,486 15,001,271 421,087 (17,451,969)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

Money already committed: purchase orders and contracts signed but not yet paid.

 0 1,793,965 2,275,257 1,914,440 1,914,440 1,914,440 1,914,440
10.010 Fund Balance June 30 For Certification of Appropriations

What is free to spend: the ending cash less money already committed and money set aside — often called the unencumbered balance.

 27,217,759 29,211,690 29,317,387 24,506,046 13,086,831 (1,493,353) (19,366,409)
11.010 Income Tax - Renewal

An existing income tax the district expects voters to renew. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11.020 Property Tax - Renewal or Replacement

Existing property tax levies the district expects voters to renew or replace. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12.010 Fund Balance June 30 For Certificates of Contracts Salary Schedules, and Other Obligations

The balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does.

 27,217,759 29,211,690 29,317,387 24,506,046 13,086,831 (1,493,353) (19,366,409)
13.010 Income Tax - New

A new income tax the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13.020 Property Tax - New

A new property tax levy the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15.010 Unreserved Fund Balance June 30

The state's bottom line: the balance with renewals and new levies counted as if voters approve them.

 27,217,759 29,211,690 29,317,387 24,506,046 13,086,831 (1,493,353) (19,366,409)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 561 685 631 664 682 690 689
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 7,912 8,227 8,058 8,334 8,482 8,465 8,511

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Dollars, except the two enrolment lines (20.010 and 20.015), which are pupils. A line that is zero in every year is left out, as the state’s report leaves it out — except the renewal and new-levy lines (11 and 13), which are always shown, because a zero there is the answer.

West Clermont Local’s levies, spending and test scores →

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